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CONVERTIBLE CHAIR.

Patented Feb. 3,1891.

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- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERASTUS S. FRENCH, OF PRINCETON, ASSIGNOR TO GILMAN \VAITE, OF

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,774, dated February 3, 1891..

Application filed I'ehruarylZ, 1890. Serial No. 340,199- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERASTUS S. FRENCH, of Princeton, in the county of W'orcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Convertible Chairs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front and Fig. 2 a side elevation of my new chair, the chair in each view being shown in its elevated position. Fig. 3 is a plan of the chair shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the chair being in its lower position for use as a low chair or carriage. Fig. 4 is a section on line a 4 of Fig. 3.

My invention is a convertible chair made up of a main or supporting frame and two seats, one seat being for use when the chair is used as a high chair and the other seat being for use when the chair is used as a low chair or carriage.

In the drawings, which show my invention embodied in one form of chair, the best form now known to me, A is the supportingframe; a, the highchair seat; a, a back for seat (L; (b the low-chair seat; a, a back therefor, and a" the handle. In this form of my new chair the back a is hinged to supporting-frame A and is locked in position for use as a back for the high chair (see Fig. by the handle a and a hook a. hen the chair is to be used as a low chair, frame A is turned in the usual way, thereby bringing the seat a which is nearly at right angles to high-chair seat a, and mounted in the frame A at some distance from high-chair seat a, into position for use. (See Figs. 3 and 4.) The back a may, if desired, be turned on its hinges, so as to rest on the legs a of frame A. In this position the back a serves not only as a guard tohold a child in place on the low seat a back a being fastened by a hook a to legs a, but also as a play-table. This combination of frame A, provided with a seat with a back which is adapted to form a play-table, is also a feature of my invention. The frame A is provided Wit a f0otrest a for use when seat a is used, and this foot-rest is so mounted as to be readily turned out of the way when the low chair or carriage is used. use, it rests on steps a and projects beyond frame A in the usual manner. \Vhen the chair is used as a low chair, rest a is turned within frame A against stops (H, as will be readily understood by all skilledv in the art without further description.

The main advantage of my new chair is the ease with which it may be converted and the safety which it possesses as a high chair.

I am aware of United States Patents No. 206,602, to Nichols, dated July 30, 1878, and No. 108,491, to Freshman, dated December 25, 1877, and also English Patent No. 3,938 of 1888,and disclaim all that is shown in them.

hat I claim is 1. In a convertible chair, frame A, provided with a seat a and its back a and a seat a and its back a, the seat a and its back a being at one end of frame A to serve as a highchair seat and back, and seat a and its back a being at the other end of frame A to serve as a low-chair seat and back, seat a and its back a being independent of and at a distance from seat a and its back a and seat a uniting the main pieces of frame A, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a convertible chair, the combination of a supporting-frame A, two seats a a" supported thereby,one seat being at an angle to the other,,and a movable back a for seat a, movable back a, swinging from its position as a back for seat a into position to serve as a guard for seat a and vice versa, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ERASTUS S. FRENCH.

itnesses:

THATOHER B. DUNN, JULIETTE E. SYNYER.

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